In Seeking Absolute Truth We Aim At

We Are All Dietetic Sinners; Only A Small Percent Of What We Eat Nourishes Us; The Balance Goes To Waste And Loss Of Energy.

Avoid Wine And Women - Choose A Freckly-faced Girl For A Wife; They Are Invariably More Amiable.

What Is Patience But An Equanimity Which Enables You To Rise Superior To The Trials Of Life.

The Practice Of Medicine Is An Art, Not A Trade; A Calling, Not A Business; A Calling In Which Your Heart Will Be Exercised Equally With Your Head. Often The Best Part Of Your Work Will Have Nothing To Do With Potions And Powders, But With The Exercise Of An Influence Of The Strong Upon The Weak, Of The Righteous Upon The Wicked, Of The Wise Upon The Foolish.

To It, More Than To Anything Else, I Owe Whatever Success I Have Had - To This Power Of Settling Down To The Day's Work And Trying To Do It To The Best Of One's Ability, And Letting The Future Take Care Of Itself.